Thailand’s
Ministry of Industry has mandated the use of TIS 1025-2562 (2019) as the
standard for pacifiers.
Largely
based on EN 1400:2013+A1:2014, this industry standard contains requirements
relating to:
- Materials
- Construction
- Performance
- Packaging
- Product
information
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The
standard requires specific pacifier materials/components to conform to certain
chemicals/tests concerning:
- Migration
of 17 elements - Release
of N-nitrosamines and N-nitrosatable substances - 2-mercaptobenzothiazole
release - Antioxidant
release - Formaldehyde
release - Bisphenol
A (BPA) release - Colorfastness
- Volatile
compound content
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To
see a list of the migration requirements for the 17 elements, see SGS’s
original SafeGuard 098/21.
TIS
1025-2562 (2019) is based upon information from manufacturers and users, and with
reference to the following documents:
- EN
1400:2003+A2:2017 ‘Child use and care articles – Soothers for babies and young
children – Safety requirements and test methods’ - EN
71-3:2013+A2:2017 ‘Safety of toys – Part 3” Migration of Certain Elements’ - EN
12868:2017 ‘Child use and care articles – Method for determining the release of
N-nitrosamines and N-nitrosatable substances from elastomer or rubber teats and
soothers - DIN
53160-1:2010 ‘Determination of the colorfastness of articles for common use –
Part 1: test with artificial saliva’ - ISO
105-A03:1993 ‘Textiles – Tests for colorfastness – Part A03: Gray scale for
assessing staining’ - Notification
of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 369) B.E. 2558 (2015) Re: Feeding Bottle
and Milk Containers for Infants and Young Children.
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This
regulation mandating this standard was issued on June 16, 2021. It will come
into effect on December 13, 2021.
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inspection services to ensure that products comply with strict regulations
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For
further information contact:
Dr
HingWo Tsang
Global
Information and Innovation Manager
Tel:
(+852) 2774 7420
Rutchuporn
Moungsom
Hardlines/Toys
Laboratory Manager
Tel:
+66 2 294 7485
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